SDG saddles ti and cro-mo rails last me 3 to 5 rides before the saddles collapse into my rail mount Thomson seatpost. The rails either get bent (usually at the rear section (even when I clamp within the limits of the marking on the rail) or if the rails don't get bent, they sort of fold inward and collapse into the seat. The seat then sags rearward.

I have a graveyard of 5 SDG saddles with broken and bent rails. The others I've thrown away or sent back.

I've wasted WTB (higher end and lower end saddles) and SDG, total damaging about 12 in the recent past.

you should try an Ibeam post and saddle, I don't think they can "bend"

When they go they snap, usually leaving sharp material behind to mangle your man bits... not to say traditional saddles can't, but usually they just bend.
This guy's doing something wrong, there's no way you can go through saddles this often and not be doing something weird.

I agree with DHgnaR, the OP is doing something wrong, or he crashes a lot. Going through that many saddles is not normal. The same thing wil happen with Ibeam saddles, you need to find out what you're doing wrong.

I usually find the rails bent after I go on a routine ride that involves various drops to flat or near flat. I don't have my seat post slammed all the way down, nor do I have it XC high either, and my rear has no signs of protest after the event. I do some kick drops on the drop offs that when I land, my bottom ricochets off of the saddle but, again, it doesn't hurt me so I figure it isn't that hard. Plus I'm not a big guy.

The LBS knows of my tendency to wreck saddles. They've offered to take 2 of the saddles back and then pulled out some behemoth of a seat that weight about 3 pounds and I said NO. It'd make my bike too top heavy. But I did notice on that seat which they called a DH seat that there was a special "S" type bend on the rail at the rear part.

I agree with DHgnaR, the OP is doing something wrong, or he crashes a lot. Going through that many saddles is not normal. The same thing wil happen with Ibeam saddles, you need to find out what you're doing wrong.

Crashing is not what makes it happen. It's my bum glancing off the seat but that's part of regular riding isn't it? Unavoidable.

Crashing is not what makes it happen. It's my bum glancing off the seat but that's part of regular riding isn't it? Unavoidable.

Yeah it's a regular part of riding, but breaking saddles isn't.
It's kind of hard to gauge where the issue is without seeing you ride firsthand.
Bouncing off the saddle while doing kick drops on the drop offs could be a major contributor.
Saddles aren't really designed to bounce off.

Not to mention you state your backside doesn't hurt... but at your weight, to bend that many rails on seats... it has to be compressing your spine to some degree... with every impact. I'd suggest lowering the seat some more like the others. I'm no doctor but this doesn't seem right.

Who is "bum" ?
Nah,seriously...what seatpost are you using? Have you tried changing that?
Are you using a DH seatpost? (Azonic,etc.)?

Thomson elite seatpost.

I thought about a Syntace P6 alloy seatpost because it specifically states that it was designed with a longer clamp to hold more of the rail to disperse the forces better to prevent bending but I'm not sure if it'll actually work and the post is pricey.

I thought about a Syntace P6 alloy seatpost because it specifically states that it was designed with a longer clamp to hold more of the rail to disperse the forces better to prevent bending but I'm not sure if it'll actually work and the post is pricey.

Do DH specific seatposts have a larger clamp area?

Try the Syntace...You must be a very powerful rider to do these things.What bike/wheels do you use?

hey've offered to take 2 of the saddles back and then pulled out some behemoth of a seat that weight about 3 pounds and I said NO. It'd make my bike too top heavy. But I did notice on that seat which they called a DH seat that there was a special "S" type bend on the rail at the rear part.

Yeah....

I have broken one seat in my life and it was when I first started and did a wheelie drop on my xc bike with the seat too high. The seat didn't hurt, but the post sure did Lower that **** and absorb with your legs.

I bent 2 seats in my life, 1 going otb in a rock garden, and the saddle popped off the rails... it was weird.

The other when I was working on supermans, but my nuts took more of a blow than the seat... still bent the rails beyond use.

Now I'm getting into street and riding a hardtail. Try is sometime. I tried a 5 foot drop to flat. Bout tore myself a new butthole. But now I never seat bounce when landing anything (not that I ever did before). But I just worked my way back up to the 5 footer doing smaller drops to flat, focusing on leg strength when landing. Now I can do it no problem.

I used to bend seat rails a lot when I first started riding downhill since my legs were like noodles and I tend to sit a lot with my bum pounding on the seat as I go through rock gardens when I am tired.

As i band-aid to my lack of skills/strength, I started using saddles with 8mm rails which are MUCH stronger and are MUCH MUCH more difficult to bend (don't think I have managed to bend one yet actually). Unfortunately, most 8mm DH saddles are heavy and uncomfortable until I started using the Tioga Spyder D saddle.

The Spyder D was relatively cheap, strong, light and surprisingly comfortable for sitting and pedaling on flat ground but once on a DH track it would bump and bruise up my inner thighs badly if I am lazy and just sit through rough stuff. Because it really does punishes you HARD when you hit the saddle, it quickly trains you up to stop sitting or bumping into it while riding through the rough.

Now my riding is much more fluid since I my ass is no longer glued to the saddle and the 8mm rails really does give the saddle strength and prevent it from bending. At 175g, it is also one of the lightest saddle within its price range (if you really do care about weight).

Contrary to the impression I might have conveyed of how I ride, I'm a semi-smooth rider and my friends would probably say I'm not a hack rider. I've been biking for over 15 years so I've developed some skills at least.

Contrary to the impression I might have conveyed of how I ride, I'm a semi-smooth rider and my friends would probably say I'm not a hack rider. I've been biking for over 15 years so I've developed some skills at least.

I hate to tell you this, but breaking lots of seats is basically the definition of a low skill/hack rider. You need to stop sitting down all the time and build up your leg/core/arm/everything strength.

sometimes you have to, you know, think out of the box and try something different. just remember, you made the post seeking a potential cause for multiple broken seats. you were probably looking for an answer that would result in product defect but the common feedback from many has been riding technique. change can take time, just takes practice...

sometimes you have to, you know, think out of the box and try something different. just remember, you made the post seeking a potential cause for multiple broken seats. you were probably looking for an answer that would result in product defect but the common feedback from many has been riding technique. change can take time, just takes practice...

I like this guy.

Also, I think I've literally never heard of someone breaking multiple seats. And I've rarely seen anyone break a single seat.

Contrary to the impression I might have conveyed of how I ride, I'm a semi-smooth rider and my friends would probably say I'm not a hack rider. I've been biking for over 15 years so I've developed some skills at least.

If you are breaking things that others do not, the issue is you, not the thing that is breaking. You either adjust your technique, or keep replacing broken parts.

Probably riding sitting on the seat while going over obstacles.

Are you getting of your seat when you are going over the obstacles or doing jumps? If not than that is whats causing them to break. Start riding on your pedals while going over stuff and you will solve your problem.

I've bent few rails in my days of DH. When I get really tired on a run, I'll sit down and pedal on the "flat" parts of a trail. This will in time bend the rails because when you're going that fast, even a smooth stretch of trail will put considerable strain on the rails when seated. Now if you're doing this on drops, that's just odd. You shouldn't be contacting your seat on jumps and drops.

Gotta be user error or you are somehow installing them incorrectly. Never in my 10+ years have i broken a seat. Even crashing and sending my bike flying down the hill, never has one broken. Was previously on I-beam wtb, and now regular rails with a wtb devo

Land on your ass??

The Sette Strike DH saddle lasted me a long time. I went from it to a Chromag Lynx & the Sette has larger diameter rails than the Chromag plus the Sette is cheap. I think it's called the Strike.. I bought it after destroying a saddle when the bike flipped into a tree.